Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (3 September 2015)

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1. Which of the following is a Trans-Himalayan River

(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Sutlej
(d) Ravi

2. The territorial waters of India extend up to

(a) 5 nautical
(b) 12 nautical
(c) 15 nautical
(d) 2 nautical

3. Which of these are correct?

i) The Capital of Meghalaya is Shilong.
ii) Meghalaya means the Abode of the clouds
iii) The Nongkrem dance of the Khasis is the popular festival of Meghalaya.

(a) i and ii
(b) ii and iii
(c) All of the above
(d) i and iii

4. Which of these are correct?

i) Tamil Nadu contributes to 60 % of the tannery industry
ii) Pongal is the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu

(a) i and ii
(b) i only
(c) ii only
(d) none

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:: CSAT (Paper -2) ::

1. Now a days the trend of live-in relationship is more popular than before, which leads to mental harassment of both, particularly girls. Should the minimum age of marriage for boys be brought down to 18 years. What is the foremost steps to reduce this psychological harassment ? What is your argument ?

I. No, an 18 year old boy is not capable of taking responsibility to start a family.
II. Yes, since theminimumage formarriage for girls is 18 years, the same should be applicable for boys as well.
III. No, the boys should be allowed tomarry only after they become self independent.

(a) Only I is strong
(b) Only II and III are strong
(c) Only I and 11 are strong
(d) None is strong

2. Media is considered to be the 4th pillar of the democracy.But still media is not performvery well. Should the govt. impose restriction on access to sensitive information to the journalists to avoid the media hype?

I. Yes, the media creates hype and publishes distorted information at times.
II. No, journalists should have an access to all information as media is the best source to expose the malfunctions in the society.
III. Yes, at times it leads to harassment of those who are affected and alleged to be involved in the crisis.

(a) Only I is strong
(b) Only I and II are strong
(c) Only I and III are strong
(d) I,II and Ill are strong

3. You have been asked to respond in writing to a letter of complaint about rudeness on the part of a customs officer. Which of the following responses is themost appropriate?

(a) We regret any difficulties you may have encountered when you recently went through customs. We will investigate into the matter promptly and contact you shortly with our findings.
(b) We appreciate that you are concerned enough about our services to report this matter to the proper authorities.The authorized officials will investigate your allegations and will attempt to find out what had actually happened
(c) We are investigating your allegations against our officials. They are not only to catch the criminals but also to serve the innocent people. You will hear from us shortly.
(d) We wish to apologize in advance for the inconvenience caused to you because of our functioning. However, I must tell you that it was part of their duty to adhere the rules strictly.

4. At the end of a hectic day at work, you erroneously send an e-mail containing an attachment containing some confidential information to a wrong person. Your manager is busy in a meeting. Which of the following would be the best thing to do?

(a) It has been one of those bad days when nothing works right. Leave the office for the day and deal with the situation the next day.
(b) Overlook your error and forward the e-mail to the right person immediately.
(c) Immediately send a follow up email to the “wrong” person, or call him explaining your mistake. Then send the email to the correct person.
(d) Explain the mistake to the manager when he comes out of the meeting and ask for his advice in the matter.

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